As of 2024, does Fort Eisenhower allow you to volunteer for just Airborne School during 25B AIT?

2024-06-22T17:51:00-04:00

I’m going to fort Gordon after bct in about 2 months I wanted to know if I will be offered airborne at ait or who to talk to. Do you have to have a certain acft score or will you get offered it anyway. I have fort Riley as my guaranteed duty station and I’m trying to go anywhere except there?

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 23 at 2024 2:15 PM

2024-06-23T14:15:40-04:00

I find it odd that an IET Soldier, not yet completed AIT (not even arrived at AIT yet), already has a pinpoint guaranteed assignment upon completion of AIT.

Chances are, you will not be asked if you want to go Airborne when you get to Eisenhower. What will more than likely happen is that you will have to wait until you get to Riley, stay a certain length of time, then submit a PAR in IPPS-A to go to Airborne School. I am not saying this is your only path, just that this is the more likely path. You can certainly see if there are Airborne Recruiting offices at Eisenhower.

As for Riley, why are you to trying to go anywhere but there? There are some places many folks would consider worse than Riley.

As for ACFT requirements for BAC, here is a link for you:

https://www.moore.army.mil/Infantry/ARTB/1-507th/Airborne/Entrance-Req.html

Fort Moore | Basic Airborne Course (BAC)

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Jun 24 at 2024 2:26 PM

2024-06-24T14:26:51-04:00

It's unlikely that you will get offered an airborne seat at AIT. More than likely you will need to wait until your first duty station (Riley) to apply. Keep an open mind and stay flexible as there is always a possibility for opportunities to pop up but if I were betting money I would say you'll be applying after being at Riley for a bit.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 24 at 2024 9:54 PM

2024-06-24T21:54:00-04:00

As of 2023 when I in processed. Only the Active Duty personnel have the opportunity to volunteer for the Airborne. However if you are National Guard I did hear from a few drill Sergeants you can call your recruiter maybe.

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Jun 26 at 2024 4:22 PM

2024-06-26T16:22:28-04:00

Unless you are going to an Airborne unit, it is very difficult to get the Army to send a lower enlisted Soldier to a school they will not use. Airborne is a special skill, and it is an expensive school. Some Soldiers get slots for the school only, but every one of them that I ever met was either an officer that went when at the Academy or in ROTC, or they were at Fort Benning right after OCS or between schools, but still on Fort Benning, or the enlisted Soldiers were permanent party at Fort Benning and were able to use the school slot as part of a re-enlistment incentive package or similar.
Short answer, if you want jump wings, volunteer to go to the 82d Airborne Division, You'll be glad that you did.

Response by SGT Louis Perrault made Jul 28 at 2024 11:34 PM

2024-07-28T23:34:47-04:00

This will sound dumb but, where the he'll is Ft Eisenhower? Never heard of it.